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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Verb
зря • (zrja)
- second/third-person singular aorist indicative of зра (zra)
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic *зьрѧ (*zĭrę), adverbial participle of зреть, originally “idly looking”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
зря • (zrja)
- (colloquial) in vain, to no avail, for nothing
- Synonyms: зазря́ (zazrjá), напра́сно (naprásno)
- Зря мы стара́лись. Всё равно́ никто́ не оцени́л. ― Zrja my starálisʹ. Vsjo ravnó niktó ne oceníl. ― All our efforts were in vain. Nobody appreciated them.
- mistakenly, making a mistake (used to indicate someone ought not to do/think/etc. something, or to express the sentiment that it's too bad that they do)
- Э́то ты зря. ― Éto ty zrja. ― You're making a mistake. / You've made a mistake. / You should(n't) (have/be).
- Зря ты э́то сказа́л. Тепе́рь весь го́род бу́дет знать. ― Zrja ty éto skazál. Tepérʹ vesʹ górod búdet znatʹ. ― You shouldn't have said that. Now the whole town will know.
Participle
зря́ • (zrjá)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of зреть (zretʹ)